
吉姆·朗是彭德的人 & 科沃德公司股东,前首席运营官. 他专注于他的实践 保护活着的弗吉尼亚人, 在水上工作和玩耍, 特别是在弗吉尼亚海洋全球最大赌博365网站委员会(VMRC)的诉讼中. Although he routinely handles all aspects of waterfront (riparian property) law, maritime & 海商法, 以及环境法, 当客户需要VMRC的帮助时,他们总是向Jim求助. His strong focus in this area gives him a major competitive advantage over those less skilled in this area, 他的客户总是从中受益.
吉姆建立了事务所的海滨法律实践小组, 与此同时,还有一个专门介绍滨水(河岸)产权法的单独网站, 海事法, 以及环境法. 请 点击这里访问他的海滨法律网站.
已出版的作者,其大量文章涵盖各种海滨法律主题, 他还经常在法律和商业会议和研讨会上发表演讲.
在2005年加入公司之前,吉姆在美国完成了25年的职业生涯.S. Navy starting as an E-1 Fireman Recruit and finishing as an O-5 Commander, including 16 years as a U.S. 海军法警律师. 他曾担任小亨利·科克·摩根的法律助理. 美国的.S. 2002-2003年担任弗吉尼亚州东区地方法院法官.
Represented residential landowners facing a 切萨皮克 Bay Preservation Act civil enforcement action in which the City of Richmond demanded they pay a civil penalty of $32,500 and demanded that they install new plantings at their property with a cost in excess of $150,000. The case was resolved in early 2017 to our clients' benefit as the City withdrew the Notice of Violation, 放弃了对货币民事处罚的要求, and accepted the clients' landscaping plan instead of requiring the more costly landscaping plan designed by the City. (2017)
Drafted an amendment to the Virginia Coastal Primary Dunes and Beaches Act that was enacted into law by the Virginia General Assembly. (2017)
代表一家在诺福克拥有7英亩土地(价值600万美元)的家族企业, 在伊丽莎白河畔, 一个邻居用一个由26艘船组成的漂浮垃圾场堵塞了航道. Prosecuted a citizen’s environmental lawsuit in federal court that forced the neighbor to remove the Floating Junkyard from the river which removed all interference with client’s riparian property rights. 307 Campostella有限责任公司v. 盖年代. Mullane,民事诉讼. 2:15 - cv - 224 (E.D. Va. 2016).
Designed and then persuaded 弗吉尼亚海滩 City Council to adopt a plan that enabled oceanfront property owners in Sandbridge, 弗吉尼亚州清除淹没他们家园的沙滩沙子, 不受湿地委员会检控, 符合弗吉尼亚海岸主要沙丘和海滩法案的要求. (2016)
Represented a medium size HVAC contractor in managing risk to the company after an employee intentionally released 30-40 pounds of R22 refrigerant into the atmosphere, conduct that is prohibited by the Stratospheric Ozone Protection regime at subchapter VI of the Clean Air Act, 环保署颁布的实施条例. (2016)
Represented a family owned business that owns a 3 acre parcel in 切萨皮克 which had been heavily polluted by its Fortune 500 corporate tenant who disposed of metals and hydrocarbons in the soil and in the groundwater over the course of its 30 year occupancy. Forced the tenant to clean up the environmental contamination and to compensate landlord for reduced property value due to stigma. (2015)
Persuaded the US Army Corps of Engineers to rescind the permit it had granted (under the Rivers and Harbors Act) that improvidently authorized a 600' long mooring system in the middle of an active waterbody fronting our client's commerical industrial property. 拟议的系泊系统, 如果安装, 会让客户的滨水企业破产吗. 在说服USACE撤销许可证之后, we persuaded the staff at the Virginia Marine 全球最大赌博365网站 Commission to oppose the project, 造成申请人撤回申请及放弃工程. (2015)
Represented highway builder in establishing a 32 acre offsite facility to mitigate stream bank impacts caused by highway construction project. (2014)
Represented waterfront landowner cited for destruction of 600 square feet of nonvegetated wetlands in proceedings at Norfolk Wetlands Board. (2013)
Assisted lender in arranging 切萨皮克 Bay Preservation Act compliance for tear down and reconstruction of repossessed bay front residence. (2013)
Defended as lead cousel the governmental entity that owns the Chincoteague Bridge against a $10M claim brought by shellfisherman who alleged that the construction of the bridge destroyed shellfish beds located in the Chincoteague Bay. 在美国进行了18个月的诉讼后,该案以有利的条件得到了解决.S. 地区法院和美国.S. 第四巡回上诉法院. 美国桥牌. 詹姆斯·杨,民事诉讼no. 36 - cv - 316 (E.D. Va. 2008),上诉已提交,编号09-1458(第四法院). 2009).
- Virginia State Bar, Second District Subcommittee, Past Subcommittee Vice Chair, Norfolk, 2004–2010
- 弗吉尼亚律师协会
- 诺福克-朴茨茅斯律师协会
- 弗吉尼亚海滩律师协会
- 《全球最大赌博365网站》,2017
- 弗吉尼亚州沿海地区的顶级律师,2016-2022年环境和土地利用
- 弗吉尼亚州的法律精英,环境法,2015-2022
- 2017年,丝卡谷高中名人堂
- 美国童子军,2012年杰出英国最大赌博365网站奖
- Up Center,自2012年起担任Mentor
- 汉普顿路商会, 前切萨皮克分部执行委员会和前董事会成员
- 肯普伍兹公民联盟董事会成员兼总法律顾问
- 美国童军海湾区前任主席
- 弗吉尼亚包容性社区中心,前任董事会成员
- 运输 Task Force of Empower Hampton Roads, Past Volunteer and General Counsel
- 弗吉尼亚州海滨地产的河岸产权 - 2018年12月
- 海滨法律yer Jim 朗 Fights for Riparian and Environmental Rights of Virginia Property Owners Against Oyster Cages - 2018年9月
- 滨水物业业主:滨水权利vs. 牡蛎养殖公司 - 2018年6月
- 诺福克伊丽莎白河畔的海滨财产之争 - 2018年4月
- 公民环境诉讼 - 2017年6月
- Legal Remedies Available to Persons Who Are Injured or Whose Property Is Damaged by 94,5月11日,奥西纳海军航空站释放了1万加仑航空燃料, 2017 - 2017年5月
- 汉普顿路城市用水的新方法 - 2017年4月
- Virginia Lawyer Magazine Features Jim 朗's Leadership of Volunteer Effort to Clean and Restore Elizabeth River Shoreline - 2017年2月
- 环境法消除漂浮垃圾场(2 / 2) - 2016年6月
- 环境法:最高法院的霍克斯公司. 当湿地存在时,决策可能有助于拯救你的项目 - 2016年6月
- 尼克松总统是环境法诞生的助产士 - 2016年6月
- 环境法消除漂浮垃圾场(1 / 2) - 2016年6月
- 环境法:石油泄漏可能让你的生意损失惨重 ——2016年3月
- 石油泄漏:《全球最大赌博365网站》到《全球最大赌博365网站》 - 2016年2月
- 环境法律 and the 切萨皮克 Bay Preservation Act: Where Local Knowledge is a “Must” - 2015年10月
- 公民环保诉讼如何阻止污染 - 2015年9月
- 随着沿海移民的继续, 滨水物业业主面临复杂而昂贵的环境法规 - 2015年9月
- 当你拥有与水接触的土地时,河岸权利:环境因素的混合, 海军部和州法 - 2013年6月
- 船操作 & 环境法律 in the 切萨皮克 Bay: Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act - 2012年6月